Archive for May 2nd, 2009
Panda Cloud Antivirus Free
The curiosity I had on wanting to review this software is because of the type of internet connection I had. I have listed two other excellent bloggers in this post with their view points. Rick reviewed the software with a netbook and Bill did an excellent write up initially.
Bill Mullins and Rick have done some great research behind this product and you should go over and review their sites.
Panda Cloud Antivirus has gotten a lot of positive reviews lately. Panda currently has the internet (or cloud) antivirus in Beta format. This freeware version of this Beta product let’s you download their 18 mb file and sign up for keys that can later be used when the release comes.
A Quick Review
Panda’s Cloud Antivirus installs and searches for incompatible software. During my install, I was testing ClamWin and uninstalled it after being warned it was incompatible. The software is a front-end application with servers on the back-end. This creates an up-to-date application as long as there is an internet connection. (Detection is also available without the internet) The installation is an easy and fast install that is standard with all applications.
I applaud Panda for coming up with this solution. Remember it is in Beta format and improvements will be made. I installed the software flawlessly and am running the software across a Verizon Internet Card with no problems. The easy to use interface with a flip window makes it very easy to use and it appears to be using very little resources. I also downloaded the test viruses from eicar and Panda found them and deleted them. Thumbs up to Panda.
One other solution on the net is-
Prevx.com is another ‘Cloud Antivirus’ that is available. Prevx doesn’t store the signatures on your computer and is a thin-client based architecture. Prevx.com is currently $29.95 annually with a family license available. Prevx states it is faster than Panda and uses less resources.
